‘Don't cry,’said Dickon gently.‘Where is it?’
‘Come with me and I'll show you,’said Miss Mary.
They went to the secret garden and entered it together. Dickon walked round,looking at everything.
‘Martha told me about this place,but I never thought I'd see it,’he said.‘It's wonderful!’
‘What about the roses?’asked Mary worriedly.‘Are they still alive?What do you think?’
‘Look at these shoots on the branches.Most of them are alive all right.’He took out his knife and cut away some of the dead wood from the rose trees.Mary showed him the work she had done in the garden,and they talked as they cut and cleared.